The most important of the attractions of Latvia is undoubtedly the country’s capital, Riga. Well located on the Baltic Sea, in the center of the vast Gulf of Riga. The city still retains its historical center (which is a heritage UNESCO World Heritage Site) extensive traces of its history as an important commercial center of […]
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Latvia: what was the ancient Curland
Latvia (Latvijas Republika) is a parliamentary republic, divided into four main regions: Livonia (Vidzeme), Letgallia (Latgale), Courland (Kurzeme) and Zemgallia (Zemgale). The country became independent in 1991 and joined the European Union in 2004. The most important cities are the capital Riga, Daugavpils, Jelgava, Jurmala, Liepaja, Rezekne, Ventspils. Latvia is bordered to the north-east by […]
Southern Italy is largely characterized by the typical Mediterranean climate made up of mild and rainy winters and hot and dry summers. Only along the Apennine mountains does the climate of southern Italy become continental. To become a mountain climate on the highest peaks with cold and snowy winters and mild summers. Along the coasts […]
Northern Italy includes several climatic zones, the largest climate zone in northern Italy is the one that includes the Po Valley, the valley where flows the river Po, in this area the climate is mainly continental with cold winters and hot summers but quite rainy. The snow as well as the fog in the Po […]
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The climate of Italy: when to go to Italy
Italy is a peninsula surrounded by the seas, and thanks to the influence of the sea, most of the Italian territory enjoys a Mediterranean climate. The Alpine chain acts as a wall that blocks part of the cold influences from northern Europe. But despite this the geographical conformation of Italy means that the climate of […]
Italy is a country full of historical attractions, with a rich heritage of works of art and monuments. Land kissed by millennia of civilization, it has seen the birth of civilizations such as Etruscan and Roman, but also the civilization of municipalities, humanism and the Renaissance. Italy is a treasure chest of art, an open-air […]
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Italy: art, history and natural beauty
Italy (Repubblica Italiana) is located in southern Europe, in the middle of the Mediterranean sea. The nation includes the Po river valley, the Italian peninsula and the two largest Mediterranean islands, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy is bordered along the Alps in the north-west with France, in the north-west and in the north with Switzerland, in […]
Ireland is an island located in the Atlantic Ocean, its location and lack of large mountains makes its climate typically oceanic, climatic characteristics of the Irish climate is its extreme variability, its mild temperatures, frequent rainfall and persistent fog. The Irish climate, as we have said, is characterized by extreme variability due to the rapid […]
The Ireland tourist attractions are linked to its history and its magnificent landscape. This is the land of green pastures, which presents itself to the traveler who arrives from the sea with one of the most beautiful and wildest coasts in Europe. A place where you can enjoy a sense of timelessness, traveling through hills […]
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Ireland: cliffs, lush pastures and nature
Ireland or Eire (Republic of Ireland/Poblacht na hÉireann) is a parliamentary republic, which occupies most of the island of the same name. Only the north-eastern section the so-called Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom. The Republic of Ireland is made up of the 4 regions Leinster, Munster, Ulster and Connaught, divided into 26 […]
The Icelandic climate is oceanic cold, the position of the country near the Arctic Circle, it would be seen geographically placed in the polar climate, but the climate of Iceland, particularly along the southern coast is partly made more livable and mild by the influence of the Gulf Stream. This climatic situation results in a […]
The tourist attractions of Iceland are purely naturalistic and natural. This island has a spectacular landscape made of majestic glaciers and snow-capped peaks, hot jets of water and steaming sulphates. Active volcanoes, impetuous rivers and waterfalls, birds, whales. A PARADISE OF NATURE The capital city, Reykjavik is one of the most vibrant, sophisticated and modern […]
Iceland (Lýdveldid Ísland) is a parliamentary republic located in Northern Europe on an island near the Arctic Circle between 63°latitude N and 66°latitude N. It is 260 km away from Greenland and 1.000 km from Norway. The island was colonized by the Vikings in the ninth century they established permanent settlements there. Iceland was a […]
Hungary is a nation in Central and Eastern Europe characterized by a mainly continental climate. The climate of Hungary has among its characteristics a marked variability during each month of the year and strong temperature variations both daily and seasonal. The summer months in Hungary, that is, those from June to August, are very hot. […]
Hungary was an integral part of the great Habsburg empire until the end of the First World War. The so-called Austria-Hungary, of which the country was an important part. Due to its geographical position, Hungary has represented a crossroads of the peoples and cultures of the European continent since the Middle Ages. This condition is […]